Feeding hopper



June 26, 1923.' 1,460,226

, '0. D. COLLIS FEEDING HoPPER Filed May 31, 1921 Zzgl 2 Sheets-Sheet 1June 26, 1923. 1,460,226

o. D. coLLls FBEDING HoPPER I Filed May 31, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented .inne 26, 1923.

y Si" 'i' it OLIVER D. COLLIS,

OTE' CLINTON, IOWA.

FEEDING HOPPER.

Application filed. May 31, 1921. Serial No. 473,722.

To all whom t may coo'ice'm Be it known that l, OLIVER D. CoLLIs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county ofClinton and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful.improvements in a Feeding` Hopper, of which the following is aspecification.`

This invention relates to a collapsible container adapted specially toreceive dry feed material, such as mash feed or dried buttermilk.

An exemplification of my invention lis shown in the accompanyingdrawings in the manner following:

Figure 1 represents a blank from which the container is made;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the partition member that is introduced intothe container;

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the container;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line 1-4 of Fig. 3; andy Fig. 5is a perspective view of the container ready for use as a feedinghopper.

The present container mayconveniently be formed of any suitablematerial, such as card board or the like, the blank shown in Fig. 1comprising a section A for the front,

a section B for one side, av section C for the back, and two othersections D and E adapted when overlapped to form the opposite side.Extending beyond one` end of each of the sections just noted are theusual flaps or wings F1-F5, other similar flaps 0r wings (irl-G5 beingextended from the 0pposite ends thereof. When properly folded upon eachother in the manner common to collapsible containers, l provide astructure of the kind that is Shown in Fig. 5. The

overlapping sections D and E and the overlapping flaps may be caused toadhere together by any of the usual methods.

It will be noted further that in the front wall of the container is arectangular space H marked of by perforations or scorings in such amanner as to facilitate its being punched out by hand to provide anopening into the hopper. Preliminary to the container being usedasahopper, this section H should preferably remain in place, butthereafter it may be punched out to form an opening 9 such as isindicated in Figs. 8, 1, and 5. Also in the rear side of the carton isan opening l which by preference is reinforced with an eyelet 10, theinner side of this opening being shown as covered by a paper slip 11 orother easily breakable material. Prior to the time that the package isto be used as a hopper, this paper `cover is kept intact to provide aseal, but thereafter may be broken with the aid of any small instrumentso as to permit the eyelet to engage with a hook or other suitabledevice for suspending `the hopper at any convenient height.

. A container so constructed may function` a hopper by providing apartition therein'consisting` of four interconnected sections 15, 16,17, and 18 (see Fig. 2), the last of which is adapted to lie upon thebottom of the container as shown. in Fig. 3. The first and third ofthese sections each present one edge adjacent the inner side of thefront wall -A, one slightly above and the other slightly below theopening' 9 which is formed by removal of the `section H. rlhe two tions15 and 17 are, moreover, obliquely inclined, one downwardly and theothery upwardly, with the intermediate section 16 in substantiallyparallel relation to the front and rear walls of the container. Bypreference end flaps 15a, and 15", 16LL and 1Gb, and 17l and 17b areformed on each of the first three sections noted, so that when turned toright angular position, as shown, they may lie snugly against the endwalls B and Dof the container. To secure the partition in place, a flap19 is formed at the forward edge of the section 15, this latter flapbeing connected to the front side A of the container by any suitablemeans, such, for instance, as by the use of an adhesive.

Formed in the section 17 are a plurality of openings 9.0 which initiallymay be sealed by the use of thin paper, or, if desired, the outlines ofthese openings may be perforated, permitting the center portion to bepunched out whenever required. ViThen this is done, the feeding materialcontained within the hopper will be exposed at these openings. Aconstruction such as is herein shown is particularly suitable forholding buttermilk, which is a dry flaky food much used for feedingpoultry. A carton containing such a food will last for a considerabltime, as it is very rich in nourishment and little goes a long way.

rFhe invention herein described is advantageous in that it may beinexpensively produced, the cartons being collapsible to occupy reducedspace for shipping` When set up, and filled with powdered buttermilk,the overlapping flaps may be connected in any convenient manner as bystapling, and this will be suiicient to prevent leakage oit thecontents. The fastening' of the partition within the carton may also beaccomplished in a very simple manner., a staple or adhesive connecting`the flaps 16h and 1Gb to the proximate walls being` usually sufficient.

il/Vhen secured in place in some such manner, the partition acts to tietogether the opposite side walls of the carton, thus rein. forcing lthesame and preventing damage to its contents during shippingv or at othertimes.

I claim:

l. A collapsible container of the kind described, made from a singleblank so formed as .to `provide a boXlike structure having in one of itswalls an opening, and a partition within the structure arrangedrearwardly or" the opening and formed to provide a wall which isdownwardly inclined 'from above the opening, also a second wall which issubstantially parallel therewith, and also a vthird wall which isupwardly inclined 'trom below the opening, here beinp` smaller openingsin-the third wall through which may be extracted loose material whichlies close to the bottom of the container, substantially as described.

y2. A collapsible container of the kind described, made from a singleblank so formed as to provide a boxlike structure having in one of itswalls an opening, and a partition arranged within the containerrearwardly of the opening, extending between the walls adj acentto thesides thereof, and connected with the wall in which said opening isformed both below and above the opening, there being' formed in thepartition other openings of smaller' size through vhich a limited amountoi? loose material may be extracted. substantially as described.

3. A container of the kind described for loose feeding' inaterialconsisting` of a boxlike structure having in one of its walls anopening, a partition within the container vcomprising .fiveinterconnected sections one secured to the container wall above theopening, the next slanted rearwardly and downwardly therefrom, the thirddisposed parallel to the openingand rearwardly thereof.

vthe fourth slantingv downwardly and lfor wardly toward the wall beneaththe opening, and the fifth disposed. ininiovably nponthe bottom of thecontainer to definitely ix the positions of the others, there being`openings in the 'fourth section through which 'feeding material may beextracted substantially as described.

OLIVER D. COLLlS. l/Vitness:

Mrnnnnn STEPHENS.

